Resumé | Jason Webb

Skills

Processing, p5.js, openFrameworks, some Unity

Arduino, RasPi, Grbl, basic PCB design + fab + testing

3D printing (FDM + SLA), laser cutting, CNC routing + milling, woodworking, MIG welding. CAD + CAM (Fusion 360)

Minneapolis, MN — May 2023 to present (2 years)

Remote — September 2021 to April 2023 (1.5 years)

Prototyped and built websites, AR experiences, and interactive touchscreen apps in close collaboration with designers, art directors, and others.
Owned the development side of multiple projects for clients including The Met, LACMA, and Gore.
Contributed code and support to projects for clients including Harvard, the MIT Museum, and the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
Served as internal SME for digital accessibility.
Mentored junior developers on front-end coding fundamentals, with an emphasis on accessibility.

Minneapolis, MN — July 2019 to September 2021 (2 years)

Provided personalized technical and strategic accessibility consultation for clients with complex products.
Redesigned customer-facing Knowledge Base with a focus on readability.
Contributed over 40 high-quality articles and hundreds of code samples internally and externally.
Provided individualized support and guidance to auditors.
Identified internal process gaps affecting client satisfaction and facilitated solutions.
Attended and gave talks at meetup groups and conferences.

Minneapolis, MN — July 2017 to July 2019 (2 years)

Provided client coaching and support on modern CSS architecture and technologies, software design patterns, source control workflows and more.
Worked closely with client designers to evaluate designs and advise on feasibility based on tooling, timelines, usability, and more.
Performed deep-dive analysis of legacy CSS, JavaScript, and markup currently in use to help leadership make key strategic decisions.
As a UI dev team lead, I helped a client transition to a more cross-functional Agile workflow using the SAFe 4.0 framework.
Architected, built, and delivered a custom Bootstrap-based design framework in close collaboration with designers.

University of Nebraska at Kearney — August 2011 to May 2014

Pursued self-directed, project-based courses and research focused on the integration of advanced and emerging technologies into studio art curriculum in close collaboration with arts faculty.
Collaborated with Arts faculty to expand their existing undergraduate curriculum with hands-on, project-based exercises centered on STEAM concepts and emerging technologies like Arduino, 3D printing and projection mapping.

University of Nebraska at Kearney — August 2005 to May 2011

Designed and taught a full semester-long course to a group of fellow undergraduates entitled “Interactive and Generative Art”, culminating in a public exhibition.
Facilitated acquisition and execution of a $20,000 grant with Computer Science and Art & Art History departments.

"Digital morphogenesis - exploring the creative power of nature through code and simulation" at Art and Math Seminar hosted by KSU's Math department (March 2023).
"What We Learned From Trying to Build an Accessible Carousel" at Open Source North (May 2021), with co-presenter Aaron Page.
"Accessibility in Action - a live coding adventure!" at Mpls Jr Devs (September 2020).
"Making the Web Work for Everyone" at JavaScriptMN (October 2019).

'Strange Growths', ESC, REM5 VR, Minneapolis, MN (2019).
'Voronoi experiments', Art+Tech Experience, Minneapolis Telecommunications Network (MTN), Minneapolis, MN (2019).
'Obscuron', light, KANEKO, Omaha, NE (2017).
'Real life Minecraft interface', PLAY, KANEKO, Omaha, NE (2015).
Artist-in-Residence, University of Nebraska at Kearney, Kearney, NE (2012).

'Circus of the Senses', Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE (2015) (collaboration with Emilie Baltz).
'Circuit of the Senses', Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE (2015) (collaboration with Emilie Baltz).
'Human Harp', Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE (2015) (collaboration with Di Maintsone).